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Huntington's disease : etiology and symptoms, diagnosis and treatment / Thomas J. Visser, editor.
- Format:
- Book
- Series:
- Neuroscience research progress series.
- Neuroscience research progress
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Huntington's disease.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (268 p.)
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Nova Science Publishers, c2010.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Huntington's disease, chorea or disorder (HD) is an incurable neurodegenerative genetic disorder, which affects muscle coordination and some cognitive functions, typically becoming noticeable in middle age. It is the most common genetic cause of abnormal involuntary writhing movements called chorea and is much more common in people of Western European descent than in those from Asia or Africa. The disease is caused by a dominant mutation on either of the two copies of a gene called Huntington. This book gathers and presents current research in the study of Huntington's Disease including the outlining effects of mutant htt in the nucleus and cytoplasm and the role of cell-cell interactions in Huntington's Disease pathology, as well as a review of the role of Huntington (HTT) interacting proteins.
- Contents:
- Molecular mechanisms involved in the pathogenesis of Huntington's disease / Claudia Perandones, Martin Radrizzani, Federico Eduardo Micheli
- Huntingtin interacting proteins : involvement in diverse molecular functions, biological processes and pathways / Nitai P. Bhattacharyya ... [et al.]
- DNA repair and Huntington's disease / Fabio Coppede
- Putting together evidence and experience : best care in Huntington's disease / Zinzi Paola ... [et al.]
- Oral health care for the individual with Huntington's disease / Robert Rada
- Suicidal ideation and bahaviour in Huntington's disease / Tarja-Brita Robins Wahlin
- Making reproductive decisions in the face of a late-onset genetic disorder, Huntington's disease : an evaluation of naturalistic decision-making initiatives / Claudia Downing
- The control of adult neurogenesis by the microenvironment and how this may be altered in Huntington's disease / Wendy Phillips, Roger A. Barker.
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 1-61728-451-3
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